Mole No. 24-53,
TERUS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
#SE DOLLAR PER ASKtH,
IN ABVANCB.
p jr six raoDths, 75 cents.
-,\n vF.vV - ibscriptions must be paid in
' p :he paper is continued, and n-1
•> n-at month, 41,25 will be charg
paid in l ' iree mo"'!'*. $1,50; if not
y'v six moat!'?- $1.75; and if not paid in
' vv -s. 42,00-
:3 ' ia . l , 'a--idres--ul to persons out of the
'x disconli'iued at the expiration of
*'*'." jj fjp t U iile< special request is made
l or pay moat guaranteed by some
person here,
,nTEKT!I\G.
,■ „.i of nu- ion, or taeirequivalent.con
. j muare. "i rree'irstrtions sl, and 25
Jfcr each subsequent insriTion.
West Branch Insurance Co.
Of L 0( k HiTEf, P*.,
Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer
* V'ise, Farm i'roperty, and other Build
-Vand their contents, at moderate rates.
; MRECTOKS.
, -uhnJ I'tarce, Hon. G. C. Harvey,
I o Hall, T. T. Abrams,
Vavcr, D. K. Jaebman,
; ,r ;..!rr'u. ' W. Wi.le,
- lii-L-iosun, Thos. Kitchen.
' ' Hon. G C. H ARVEY. Pres.
T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres.
Ha. KHehtn, f^ec'y.
P.fcFKRVNCES.
r ,.„j q [,soyd. Thos Bowman, D. D.
' ivi i? Mrdii-r, Wm, Vanderbelt.
IXI A, Wm. Fearon.
Dr. J. 10. Crawiord,
jn?i Qlirxfe. A. EpJcgraff,
,i T W. Miyi.ard, James \rmstrorg,
• -JimCameron, Hon. Wm. Biglcr.
-}\' nt f or LA.:. - '.nty, G. W STE'V
ET.E ! ' r - 3
ilraDity from Ltss an! Duiiinsp by Fire,
Jid'ii Pi'H' o' .V-.-icfflT- i i i..- Trr.r. -pcrLiticn.
t'ONTI X li.NT AI,
INSURANCE COMPANY.
■;Fa'.-.b>j the Is-jixlature of llurmylra
nij, with ;t Perpetual t'narter.
Authorized Cnpit.il, 61,000,000.
[lit! h.61 Witlnnt St. abate Scrond, I'hila.
Fire insurance on Buildings, Furniture, Mer
ii j --. etc., generally. Marine Insurance
i Carg-es an i Freights to all parts of the
jrii. "inland Insurance on Goods, tfco., by
ue. Rivers, Canais, and Land Carriages, to
ii ?srt 01 the Tnion. on the most favorable
ra: r-unUest with security.
! DIRECT "RS.
IV r laiay, \5 ;liiarri Bowers,
ii., q(• -im, Joseph Oat,
V Hv . n,>. Howard ilinchman.
GT'iß'/E tV COLLADAY, President,
lit-. wttsoN. secretary.
Nt far Miifltn county, Wm. P. F.L
--i J FT. F-q fcbl9-lT
\mm\ ICIINST LuSS BV r KE.
,
' MM i'lre Insurance* ompa- i
i of i'hiwaielphi*).
r I n '.stout street, near Filth.
TAT:; ..N R OF ASSETS. January I, JBSS,
15- ■ i a'.s ' > an art of \*-emb!v.
;
3
.f-i.V -{-%•*>. '■ t. It <ii t urc i, ;, io 10 j
; . r Wt % <! Ie
, c \ 74,280 0.0 !
•uporarv 1.-.n, r>n ample C<]-
and 7 Receivable, 4,337 •> ;
*10,835 4S j
f 1,888.'<04 74 :
rrrptluti <••• 7. lnturuncs r adc nr. every
utriptbn f.i r*rnper'. v. In T v.~:i and Country.
t?< a* Lw t ~r-e con ! '! , .cnt -ecurity.
their ir *.r?orat! n, a period of twenty
year-, they have p~id ov.-r Four Millions
f Dollar-" iose< hr fire. t'. £ r<.? y 'iff.ruin: k v*
•<"fe of t"-e advar ta~':3 of In it: rare-?, us well
i the i ' lity and disposition to meet with
ramptr.r s <ll liabilities.
Losses hr Fire.
c?J?i ptiri during the year 1857, $203.71* 3 4
direc roo..
s'Baacker, > Mordecni D. I-ewis,
Mta< Wagner, , Drvid S. Brown,
Grant, j laaac
fc'AR j Edward C. Dale,
*9 W Richards. | George Fa'es.
CHARLES S. BANCKER, President.
A. Stebi- Sec'y pro tem.
wf*A: nt for Mifflin county. U. J. WAL
KS, F,q., Lewistown. feo-25
WS%V GROSES.?,
PROVISION AND FISH STORE.
,HE subscriber has opened a Grocciy, Pro
-1 '<> i and rih Si ire opposite Major Liseu-
Motel, where he has just received a fine
iwortmect of fresh
j jpamtlg eroccrfc#,
which may he found fine Coffe", Sugar,
u' **' > < ?!S s?*, Syrups, Cheese, Crackjrs,
'''■ rr -. Fh-alder. Fine Ashton and Dairy
'°"iccG, Segare, Soap, <fcc.
A'SJ, Brooms, Tubs, Buckets, Baskets, aud a
*jp iMartment of Willow-ware, which he
**. or cash very cheap.
• W| i pay Cash for Butter, Lard. Potatoes,
tc.
M i, see prices, and judge for yourselves.
JAMES IRWIN.
Su sar, Syrups aud Teas
greatly reduced.
| OOP Brown Sugar at 9 a II ct. per lb.
J Wbito - 11 al3 do
f 9 ".. 02 a 100 do
V,v ng u Ust S J Ta "' 75 f or * allon
v t°! k " 50 do
JUir'rt <tan ® Mol&weSj 50 do
LJ : , at the eld Steam Mill Store, by
7*' 1 "nokin A Co. Also, the price# on
fcr 11001,8 CREITLT REDUCED)
uaV ' Give ub a call. We will soil for
isit 8r other house.
-iC__ KENNEDY, JPNKIN & 00.
* DR. marks.
h j tb UDfted the practice of nedioine,
*** ' **** Lwi?town Hotel
ißEHsyinaE) AS?® ms-a-ssasjaisißa wmwamrxo heukhmisj ©ffiwss®^ a S>A
HARDWARE!
To Buy CheaJPfbr Cash,
Blacksmiths, buy at Hoffman's,
Carpenters, buy at Hoffman's,
Saddlers, buy at Hoffman's,
Shoemakers, buy at Hoffman's,
Cabinetmakers, buy at Hoffman's,
Farmers, buy at Hoffman's,"
Builders, buy at Hoffman's,*
Housekeepers, buy at Hoffman's.
Don't forget, if you want pood Stoves, Pump
Chains, Oil Cloths, Nails. Steel, Iron, Cutlery,
Vices, lkllows, Chains, Glass, &o , F. J. Hoff
man's Mammoth Hardware Store, and you can
be accommodated. miill
BUI Gs, DRUGS, DRIGS,
Stditines, Medicines, Medicines,
Pa!,)!8 t Paints, Paints,
Glass. Glass,
oi, " Oils, Oils,
TrusiPt, Tru<,
At HUFFMAN'S.
(1 ARDEN SLEDS!—I have now on hand a
J fine assortment of Fresh Garden Seeds,
consisting of some of the finest varieties.
Pole and Bunch Beans, early and late.
Dwarf and Bush do do" do
Cabbage, do do
Also, Radish, Beet, Onion, Lettuce, Chinese
Sugar Cane, and other seeds.
n 'b' 1 F. J. HOFFMAN.
1-M.OUR. —I have now on hand and shall con
tinue to keep a supply of Extra Superfine
Flour from Pittsburgh, which we will warrant
to give entire satisfaction.
B. Those who want a good article can find 1
it t mhll F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
V! ALL PAPER I —As the Sprirtp opens,
y h JUS. kc.pt.l - will oe looking around for
Wall Paper, whet'- a good '.upplj can be found j
and cheap. This can he done at
mhll F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
/ 1 ROCLRIES.—F. ,1. Hoffman's is the store
FT where good Groceries can be found, and at
low prices. mhll
STOVES! STOVES!—A large, assortment at
low prices for sale by F. J. HOFFMAN.
I.MSH. —Mackerel, Shad and Herring for sale
; by mhll F. J. HOFFMAN.
ffSSS a.S'ifi Siva®
For sale by [mhll] F. J. HOFFMAN.
Sugar Cane and Flower Garden
Seeds
At [mhll] F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
White Corn Meal.
An excellent article for sale bv
nihil F. J. HOFFMAN.
SUILI 3-iifJiLßj
A pood attic!-.; tor 12k Cents at
mhll F. J. HOFFMAN'S
TO INVALIDS!
ZR. KJLRZICjLIT,
"piJVMCIAN fur r.f tn<- l.imtrs, Tbroat am!
* It- rt formerly Phyiii iun :<> Ciiifiiuiati Marine Ilot
|t; * if ■a'"t Invalids' ' r- it - ' • rr'-;iridiii(E Member
tNe I on.for. Medical 1y ■ f' 'Jl-.- rv '.or- Au'.lmr r.i
•' |.i:er* !• Ii:V*l : tr," K.' ,
IS COMING.
IPKIL APPOIYTJIESTS.
Dr. Hardman,
Fiiyiiciau for Diseases cf the Lungs,
f' • ti'in ( tii' Cinriftn tt .\f*rine Hospital,
MiV hV. CUSrfl I.TSO AT
wLtown, National Hotel, Tuesday, April 20.
DH. n ..".L.MAN tr<?3*- Consui:ip;ii>n,Brnncl)lL:,L.aryng
il-. t-:h ,p. :.i's'l di-rase* ( f the Threat by MBIMf.'A-
Ti'll INHALATION.
P . - sn A p<iiiit in the ire atrr.ent of a 1 haman maladies
tv 2" it the dt*eap in a direct nnnwr. A ! ii>.:-!iritie
are eeliir.aUJ hy their action tin.tri the < rg n rr<(ii\rinj>
I rel f. This i* ih-: uii(iorianl feet uj;on which itdialalir.u
; s lia,-;j If trie Hor.arll ie diseased, v. lake medicine
1 directly <nto the stomach. If;.:': limp* <ue r cased,
I JrcatU- or inhale medicated vapor? il rectly into >hctn.—
, The reason why Coneurn(ition and of the f.nops
, have hereto}' r-> reaisted all r- atment, fisg : e*n because
| liey v.er- cot •t\>,<tf.aclwrl in atiiroet macs-why m-dicine.
.'iicy wore intended to be lot ai,anJ yet tliey were road
: mir odcri-d tli.it tii"y could only act cnns:ituLii;aa}ly,ex
! pending their immediate action i:or>c the ;'...iia-i:. whilst
! lite f-vP iil-era .vi'hin the I.'ing* wc-e Mnii.ok-ete-l. In
haliU'.n trior* tie- mwl'cint into dir. ct c.ntael w • h the
diMsaae, wiltioia th-c;ailvaiitai"e <-f an vioieM action.
!'i appliciitiott is sinii.!. iiiat it n,a> be employed bv
i!ie your-est infant or (-• r .-t invr. id it do:s net ,tc
rtr.r-: the siomcrh, or interfere n tin lean with the
- strength, comfort or basin*** of - i-itier.t.
eV\r> charge forconsn'iatron
ortih.n tj/sn.isF.s TRR.4TF.n.
In relaiion to tiie following diseases, either when com
| plicated with l ung Affections, or existing alone. I also
: invite cfMisultatio: ~u>ua;!y Hiding iHn PBOMPTI.V
| CL'HABI.E:
PROLAPSUS nt:d :,lt f of I KMA i.lt OIMPLAIM a,
' Irreeoiaritfes air i Weakness.
PALPITATION and other forms of IICABT DM
EASE, I.ivsr Conijdaint, Dyspepsia, and all other Hir
eaee? of Htomach and Eotv It , Plies, tc. &c.
?>All diseases of the Eye and Ear; Neuralgia, Epiisp
- *y, and all forms of ISe.rvotm Disease,
j L>.\litharge fireonauitation.
I j>S-ly S. D. IIARDMAN, M D.
Jk. CHA3NTCB
For Every Person to Raise their
Own GRAPES,
A!fD MAKE THEIR OWS WIIE.
fpIIE undersigned will deliver from the Ist
I to the 15th April next, to any persons
i residing in Mifflin co., ISABELLA GRAPE
VINES of one year'd growth, from cuttings
of "Juniata Vineyard," at the following rates,
payable when delivered: 25 Vines for $3,
50 do. for $5.50, 100 do. for $lO.
Good Cuttings will bo delivered at half the
rates for Vines. Also, Osage Orange Hedge
Plants to sell, and Hedges grown by contract.
Orders must be received before the Ist oi
Auril to insustattention. Address
A. HARSHBARGER.
feblS McVeytown, Mifflin Go., Pa.
JftfsQfth Fruit and Ornamental TREES
waS&aKStrawberry. Raspberry, Currant, anJ
T&rjpSr Gooseberry Plants, in great variety
Inquire of W. BUTDEK. Lewislown
} Pa., or J. E. JOHNSTON, Agent,
! sug!3 Trenton, New Jersey.
iiai! raarm,
I AM SAD AND I AM I,ON KEY.
I am sad and I am lonely,
In my western Lome,
And my tenant fancies only
Backward roam, backward roam,
Par away o'er hill and wllj-woo 1,
River, lake and plain.
To the scenes of Carly childhood—
Home arraln, honi ■ ajaln.
Prcsb v. ith trace au i beauty llveth
Kacli eitehanted -pot.
In the picture mem'ry glvcth
Ne'i r fnr rof, ne'er forgot.
Ililts j hat echo back the Jlnsle
Of the tuneful rill,
Lc-afy gy.n at; I dewy dingle.
Charm me still, charm me still.
Old familiar faces me t toe.
With a welcome smile —
Sympathetic voices Knot nie.
Free from guile, free from cutis.
Fortune's tide may brio- me e.cr
Friendship, love and truth.
But the thought will perish never
Of my youth, of my youth.
aaaim&BiDia.
THE PRIEST & IRISH MILKMAN.
A correspondent sends us the following
amusing repartee. Pat must have been a
know nothing.
For the Gazette.
The following amusing instance of Iri>h
wit on the part of a Roman Catholic milk
man in foiling the attempts of a priest to
make him give up reading lite Bible, was
related by Dr. Howling in an address.
On reaching the milkman's humble cabin
in the county of Kerry, the priest thus
addressed him: ' Why, my good fellow, 1
am informed that you are in the habit of
reading the Bible—is my iutormation cor
rect V
'Sure, an it is true,plaseyourriverence,
an a fine book it is too.'
' But you know,' said the priest, 1 that it
is very wrong for an ignorant man like you
to read the scriptures.'
i Ah,' replied Pat, ' but you must be af
ther provin that same before I'll eousint to
lave off.'
• That I will do from the book itself. —
Now turn to 1 Peter, xxii: • AN new bom
babes, de-ire tie .-dneere milk of the word,
that ye may grow thereby. Now you are
only a babe, anu are therefore wrong to
read the Scriptures yourself. Vou are told
to ' desire the ,-incere milk of the word,'
and one who understands what flic 'sin
cere milk* is must give it you and tend you.'
Pat listened attentively to the priest's
authoritative address, but uo way nl a loss,
replied : • But be aisy.yom riverence, while
1 teil von. A little time a re, wl'/n I was
took ill, i got a man to ruiik my e ws, and
what do you think ho did? Why instead
of givin me the rale milk, he chated me
by puttiii wather intuit; and if you get
rny Bible, perhaps you may in; a/ther vrv
in me that same. No, no. I'll kape my
cow, and miik her myself, and then 1 shall
get the sincere milk, and not a c I might
fnun you, mixed with wather.'
'J be priest, thus finding him.-elf defeat
ed, and desirous that the mischief should
spread no farther, said in a conciliatory
tone. 'Well, Piit, I see you are a little
wiser than 1 thought you : and as you are
not tjuiie a babe, you may hep your Bible,
but don't lend if. or read it to your neigh
bors.'
Pat, eyeing his admonit-.r very seriouslv,
and eunningly withal, replied, * Sure ennf.
your rivirenee. while 1 have a row and can
give a little milk to my poor neighbors who
have none, it is my duty f > do s > as a Phris
i firm, and savin your rivirenee, 1 will.'
The priest, thinking the milkman a tough
' customer, gave up the argument and walk
! Ed off abashed.
THE WINTER.
The old belief that just about the same
quantity of snow falls every year, only that
its distribution is considerably varied, would
seem to be confirmed by the facts of this
winter. On the northern part of this con
tinent, east of the Rocky Mountain chain,
including the Ccnadas, the fall of snow has
been unusually light. But we observe
from our European papers that the season,
in the countries bordering on the Mediter
ranean Sea, is remarkable for quite the op
posite reason. Thus it is said that the
cold h;Ls been such in Italy that for the
first time in (he present century the river
Po Has been frozen over at Ferrara, admit
ting for a long period the constant passage
of a man and beast. A dispatch from
Constantinople, dated Feb. 3, says : "Snow
has fallen, until yesterday, without any in
terruption for fifteen days. There has not
been a winter of equal severity for more
than twenty years. The snow has extend
ed to Smyrna arid the adjacent district of
Asia Minor, and even the Greek islands
are clothed in white—an appearance most
unusual and remarkable.''
Other accounts from Asia Minor describe
snow storms, in one of which a Greek
monastery was buried, and the live monki
had to be excavated by the Turks. At
Malta the snow, which had not fallen since
the Russian campaign of 181*2, was some
feet high, and accompanied with hail and
tempests. The navigation with Odessa "s
entirely closed, while the disasters in the
j Black Sfcft, Sea cf Marmora, and in the
| Dardanelles, have been Very numerous, al
i though they have bceu mostly confined tc
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1858.
the native craft. The sufferings of the
poor on the land have been dreadful. a>-
their dwellings, not constructed for such
casualties, have licon broken down by the
snow, and their ordinary clothing has otter
ed no protection from the unusual cold.
A WIFE COMPRESSED INTO A I
RING.
A certain Russian noble, who lately vis- 1
itod Paris, was noticed to he constantly ;
plunged in deep sadness. He were on his 1
finger a very remarkable ring, large enough j
for a bracelet, and extended over his hand j
like a buckler for the ring finger. It was '
of a greenish color, and was traversed by i
red veins. It attracted the attention of I
everybody, hut no one was hold enough to
interrogate (lie i,ij tcnous stranger, until
one day a lady, meeting him in a public i
parlor, ventured to say, " You wear a very
handsome ring." The Russian made a i
movement as though he would conceal his j
hand, but that feeling gave way to a desire j
to unburden himself. "It is not a ring," i
lie answered, " but a sepulchre !" A shud- !
der passed through the whole company.— i
" This jewel, madam," he continued, "is i
my wife. 1 Lad the mi,-fortune to lose her
some years since, in Russia. She was an j
Italian, and dreaded the icy hod which j
awaited her after this life. I carried her '
remans to Germany, where I was acquaint- i
ed with a celebrated chemist, whom I di- i
rected to make of the body a solid sub- j
stance, which I could always carry about i
me. Eight days afterward he sent for me i
and showed me the empty coffin, a horrid i
collection of instruments and alembics.— !
Th's jewel was lying on a table. lie bad ;
through means of some corrosive substan- !
ces and powerful pressure reduced and ;
compressed that which was my wife, into
this jewel, which .-hall never more leave i
me."
1 his burial by chemistry is an improve- i
rueut upon the process of urination lately j
proposed by the French papers. Should
it become popular a widow may hereafter ;
have her husband made into a bracelet with
a chain attached to remind her of the liy- ;
ineneal bond; a husband will have his wife I
done into a pin, and certain academicians |
—old fogies—wo know would make very '
good coat buttons.—A". Y. Tribune.
AN INCIDENT.
A nice little •• -cene ' took place at the
penitentiary, on .Saturday. A lew tears j
since there was sent to that institution from j
Hamilton county, for a long term of years, |
on the charge of burglary, an old l'oiish I
exile: an old man who had fought bravely '
for h'.; country and liberty. In this land 1
of strangers, and with no friends, the old j
man had never for a moment entertained {
the idea of release, and patiently was toil- !
iiig through his weary month®. Some facts '
have recently Coiuc to light, as 1 hear the
rumor, showing that the oii man was not '■
guilty of the crime charged upon him. At
any rate, the Governor decided upon his
pardon. And Saturday afternoon, Gov '
Chase's, daughter, a fair noble ghl of sev
enteen summers, takes the pardon and '
makes her way to the prison. Without
inti' ating her mission, she desired the!
warden to ask the obi Ptdander, whose
name 1 have now forgotten, to come to the
sitting room. The old man, hi- head white
with the accumulated burden of years and
trouble, v.as not long In answering the
summons. The pardon was put in his
trembling hand! Oh! then the joy. It
was all so unexpected—and came through
such hands! The old hero'fairly capered
for joy. lie could seai e< iy find words
anu-n , his broken llnglish, through which
to tell his thankfulness.— Columbus, Ohio,
('or. J\t in frill'- Tel'-fjraph.
A qleer'law slit.
The somewhat novel suit of Mrs. Estelle
Alexandrie vs. H. shiloy, was decided l y
Judge Egleston yesterday. Mrs. A., it
appears, owed Saloy 8700, for which she
gave her note, secured by a mortgage on
tour slaves, and there was a special agree
ment between thera that she was to be no
tified when the note became due. The
note matured on the loth ult., and was
protested, no notice being giv *n to the
drawer, and immediately thereafter Saloy
instituted suit against Mrs. A., with a
vic-w of proceeding to the seizure and sale
of the four slave.- 1 , he claiming, besides the
amount of the note, 870 as his attorney's
fee. As soon as Mrs. A. found this out,
she deposited the amount of the note, with
83 additional, as the cost of protest, and
refused to pay the 870, as the suit against
her, she contended, was malicious, and only
instituted for the purpose of annoying her,
and forcing her to pay costs and this un
necessary attorney's fee. Thereupon she
instituted a counter suit, praying that Sa-
Iqy and tho sheriff be enjoined from pro
ceeding with tho seizure and sale of the
slaves: that the claim of 870 for counsel's
foes be declared illegal, and that Saloy be
condemned to pay her <SbOO as damages for
his malicious uctiou. After a full hearing,
the Court sustained the injunction, and
gave judgment against Saloy and in favor
of Mrs. A. for SIOO as damages, together
with 875 as her counsel's fees, and cost of
Court, etc. — New Orleans Picayune.
HayTo ascertain whether a woman is
passionate or uot, take a muddy dog vuto
u-e parlor.
NONE STAND ALONE.
It is in the providence of God that none
stand alone; we touch each other; man
acts on man ; heart on heart; we are bound
up with each other; hand is joined in hand;
whqel sets wheel in motion; we arc spirit
ually linked together, arm within arm; we
cannot live alone, nor die alone ; we cannot
say, I will only run risks with ray own
sou!; 1 am prepared to disobey the Lord
for such a pleasure, or such a gain, but I
do not implicate others; I only want to be
answerable for myself. This cannot be.
bach living soul has its influence r.n others !
tu some way emit some extent eora-eiously j
or unconsciously; each h.s pome novo ,j
more or less, direct or indirect; one mind !
colors another; a child on children; ser- ;
vants on their follow servant- : masters over j
them they employ; parents on their chil- j
dren ; friends on friends. Even when we j
are not thinking in the least degree of the
effect of what we do when we are uncon
scious that we have any influence at all, '
when we do not wish our conduct or way i
of life to affect any but ourselves, our man- i
ner of life, our conversation, our deeds, ar
all the while giving weight somewhere or
somehow; our feet leave their impression,
though we may not look behind us to see
the mark.— Sermons fur Christian Sea
sons.
Don't be Afihmfwdnf llhr/r. —There are
many young men, who, if they were to
study the character of Franklin, would i
learn a salutary lesson, lie was never too
proud to work, and thought no employ
ment beneath his dignity that was neces
sary and honorable.
8gX„" I thought you were born on the j
first April," said a benedict to his lovely j
wile, who had mentioned the 21st as her j
birthday.
" Most people would think so from my !
choice of a husband," she replied.
Tickets not Trawf ruble. —At a late col- \
ored ball in New York the following notice j
was posted on the doorpost: "Ticketsfifty
cents. No gentleman admitted unless he
comes himself."
JC.taff"The Sunday Atlas, in a lit of revo
lutionary enthusiasm, says:
' Hurrah for the girls of *76"
'Thunder,' cries a New Jersey paper, j
that's too darned old. No.no —hurrah for j
the girls of 17 !'
Fatal Hoax. —A Sheffield paper says that a '
gentleman in that town has received a letter j
from a friend in Noithampton, containing the
following: "A singular circumstance hap
pened at our unit n last week. For some mis
conduct, the master put a boy for punishment
into the dead house. At that time there was
a corpse in the ' dead ward,' in a coffin. The i
!my took the corpse out of the coffin, dressed j
it in his own clothes, propped it up against j
the wall, and then himself g"t into the coffin, !
laid down and covered hiras"lf over. In the j
course of a short time tho master <a:ne, look
ed in at the door, and saw, as io thought, a |
sulkv lad standing against the wall. 'Now,' i
said the master, * do you want any supper?'
There was no answer. The question was re j
peated with the same result. The hoy looked
out from the coffin and said, 'lf ho won't
have 1 will.' The master fled under terror,
and roceiied such a shock that it is said he
has since died from the effects.
Unnatural Murder. —A horrible tragedy
occurred on Saturday last in Broad Creek
Hundred, near Little Hill Church, which re
suited in the death of a child. A negro wo
man. by the name f Purnal, on the day
above mentioned left home with the view of
attending a vendue, in order to sell liquor.
She left her family of six children at home,
the oldest of which was only S years old.—
When the mother returned she missed one
of her children. Having observed marks of
blood upon the floor, she was led to inquire
ihe whereabouts of the child. The children
refused to teil. A search was then instituted,
and the child found covered over with brush,
at some distance from the house. The head
was cut off, as was one of its arms. The two
oldest children made a confession. They said
that the oldest took an axo and cut the child's
head off, and then made one of the other
children cut the arm off. They refused to
tell what they had done with tbo arm, but it
wis subsequently fund concealed in the cup- !
board.— Delaware Messenger.
Buried A'ivc. —The llev. Mr. liecd, u Pres
[ bvterinn minister, on tho Isth ult., slatted
from Holland to attend a meeting ot the
presbytery some twenty milts from that place.
He stopped over night with another minister
at a private house. Mr. Reed was taken with
a tit in the uight and it was supposed he had
died. The other minister being in a hurry
to get to the meeting iu season had him bur
ied the next day. On his return from meet
ing he left word at Oxford that their minister
was dead and buried. His friends went im
mediately to get his remains and bring them
to Oxford, when to their great sorrow they
discovered that he bad been buried alive.—
The cover of the coffin was split, and his
shroud was completely torn off and turned
nearly on his fa.ee. He was a bachelor, and a
vorv worthy man. His dreadful death is
much lamented.— Erie City paper.
A School Teacher Killed by a Pupi\ —Mr.
Brawnier, a school teacher, was fatally stab
bed near Berlin, Alabama, on the 15th inst.
It appears that Brawmcr undertook to chas
tise one of his pupils, a lad, named Collins,
about 12 years old, when the latter drew a
knife, and inflicted a wound upon Brawmer.
Alter he was stabbed, he pursued the lad for
a short distance, but his strength very soon
gave out, and he fell dead, Collin* mauohts
escape.
New Series—Vol. 111, P . __
5 No. 25.
Proceedings of Congreev—- - ~
Triumph of Right over Kxeru (
motion and Intrigue.' >-v r^y
At one o'clock on Thursday "-sL<4®s
struggle on the Kansas question co!*~
eed in the House of Representives co f* s
■teCil 111"
ington by Mr. Stephens of Georgia mo wj j fc
to take up the Senate Kansas bill. < then
The bill was read, and Mr. Gidn.'iext a
(Ohio; objected to a second readir.g. L lt a
dor the rule, the question recurred, ' ; Sha not
the bill he rejected ?" ~y&m
Mr. Stephens demanded the yeas
nnrs.
The vote was taken, and stood, vcas i' f^e
I
The bill was then read a second iime.
Mr. Montgomery t IV) then offered thdx
Crittenden substitute as amended by th*'-
Anti ! eeon r.ton Democratic Conference.
Mr. Quitman offered a. substitute, whi<; 1-
is the same as the Senate bill, with ili
omission oi' the declaratory clause, thai Of —
people have the right at all times to al*^ e
or amend their Constitution, in such mat.
ner as they may think proper, etc. "
Mr Humphrey Marsha'! wished to
end the mi-dual Senate bill Ly striking em
the same clause proposed to be omitted in
Mr. Quitman's substitute.
Mr. Stephens refused to yield the floor
for that purpose, and demanded the previ
ous question.
Mr. Marshall wanted Mr. Stephens' re
fusal to bo borne in mind and entered on
the record.
The question was then taken on Mr
Quitman's substitute.
It was negatived—yeas 72, nays 100.
The question then recurred on Mr.
Montgomery's substitute, and it was adopt
ed—yeas 120, nays 112, as follows :
YEAS —Messrs. Abbott, Adrian, Andrews,
Bennett. Billinghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss,
Bmyton, Buffingten, Barlingame, Burroughs,
Campbell, Case, Chaffee, Chapman, Clark of
I Connecticut, Clark ut N. \., C'lawson, Clark
| B„ Cochrane, Cockerel), Co.fax, Cumins, Co
! vode, Cox, Cragin, Curtis. Damrell, Davis of
j .Vld., Davis uf lnd., Davis of Mass., Davis of
lowa, Dawes, Dena, Dick, Dodd, Durfee. Edie,
English, Farnsworth, Fenton, Foley, Foster,
Biddings, Gilman. Gilmer, Gooch, Goodwin,
Granger, Groesheck, Grow, Hall of Ohio, Hall
>d Mass., Harlan, Harris of Md., Harris of
id , llaskin. Hickman, Hoard. Horton. How
ard, Owen Jones, Kellogg. Kelsey, Ivilgore,
Kapp, Kunkel of Pa., Lawrence, Leach,
LeSter, Lavejoy, Mc.Kibbtn, Marshall of Ky.,
Marshall of ilk, Matteson, Montgomery. Mor
gan. Morrill, Morris of Ph., Morris of 111.,
Murs of Maine, Morse of N. Y., Molt, Mur
ray, Nichols, Olin, Palmer, Parker, Pend'e
ton, iVttit, Pike, Potter, Pottle, Purviance,
Uiciitid, Ritchie, Robbins, Roberts, Royce.
.Shaw of 111., Sherman of Ohio, Sherman of
N. Y., Smith of 111., Spinner, Stanton, Stew
art of Pa., l'appan, Thayer, The rupsm.
Tompkins, Underwood, Wade, Walbridge,
W'aldron, Walton, Washburn of Wis., Wash
burn of Me., Washburn of lib, Wilson,
W oud.
NAYS —Messrs. Ahl, Andersen, Arnold,
Atkins, Avery, Bnrksdale, Bishop, Bocock,
Bonhaiu, Bowie, Boyce, Branch, Bryan, Bur
nett, Burns, Caskie, Clark of Mo., Clay, Cle
mens, Chngman, Cobb, John Cochrane, Cor
ning. Craig of Mo., Craig of N. C.. Crawford,
Curry, Davidson, Davis of Miss., Dewart,
Dinuiiiek, Dowdall. Edmunson, Elliott,Eustis,
Faulkner, Florence. Farnett. Gartrell, 'Jillis,
Goode, Greenwood. Gregg, lluteh, Hawkins.
Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hughes, lloyler,
Jackson, Jenkins, Jewell, Jones of Tent; , J.
Glancy Jones, Keif, Kelly, Kunkal of Md.,
Lamar. Landy. Leidy. Let :hei\ Maclay, Mo-
Queen, Mason, Maynurd, Miles, Miller, J iill
son, Moore, Niblack. Peyton, Phelps Phil
lips. Powell, Qui'.uaan, Ready, Reagan, Reiily,
Kiilhn, Russell, Sas.didge, Savage, Scales,
Scott, Scaring. Seward, Shaw ot' N. C., Shor
ter, Sickles, Singlet. Smith of Teun.,
Smith of Yn., Stullworiu, Stephens. Steven
son, Stewart of Md., Talbot, Taylor of N. Y.,
Taylor of La., Trippe, Ward, Warren, Wat
kins, White, White ley, Winslow, Woodson,
Wortendyke, Wright of Ga., Wright of Tenu.,
Zollicoffcr.
After the announcement of the result
the House adjourned.
The bill as thus amended, contains the
following provisions:
That the State of Kansas be. and is here
by admitted into the Union on an equal
looting with the original States in all
respects whatever; but inasmuch as it is
greatly disputed whether the Constitution
formed at Lecompton, and now pending
before Congress, was fairly made, or ex.
presses the will of the people of Kansas,
this admission of her into the Union as a
State is here declared to be upon this fun
damental condition precedent, namely, that
the said constitutional instrument shall be
first submitted to a vote of the people of
Kansas, and assented to by them, or a ma
jority of the voters at au election to be held
for the purpose; and as soon as such assent
shall be given and only made known to the
President of the United States, he shall
announce the same by proclamation; and
thereafter, and without any further proceed
ings on the part of Congress, the admis
sion of the said State of Kausat. into the
Union upon an equal footing with the orig
inal States, and in all respects whatever,
shall be complete and absolute. At th©
said election the voting shall be by ballot,
and by endorsing on his ballot, as each vo